Asian Studies
A provocative book that demystifies China鈥檚 great democratic leap backward under Xi Jinping, revealing why the country鈥檚 embrace of capitalism has given rise to hard authoritarianism, mass surveillance, and one-man rule instead of democracy as many in the West had hoped
A vivid new translation of selections from an inspiring guide to self-transformation through kindness by an eighth-century Buddhist monk
A new translation of the Buddha鈥檚 teachings on mindfulness鈥攁nd how it can help us to be less controlled by our emotions
How the social organization of Europe and China shaped their divergent economic and political trajectories over the past millennium
A panoramic history of Japan鈥檚 iconic mountain from the Ice Age to the present
A beautifully illustrated history of one of the most important cultural categories in Japan
An interconnected, nuanced, and nonlinear view of Chinese family life since 1949
The hidden histories of empire, told through the haunted afterlives of colonial migrations
The first complete English translation of the Dialogues, a rediscovered companion to the Analects
An engaging way for students of modern Chinese to hone their language skills while learning about contemporary China
The first volume of a classic account of 5,000 years of Indian art
A landmark account of Indian philosophy by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer
A classic introduction to Indian art by acclaimed scholar Heinrich Zimmer
How climate change ushered in the collapse of one of history鈥檚 mighty empires
A groundbreaking history of fengshui鈥檚 roles in public life and law during China鈥檚 last imperial dynasty
A new perspective on the Springs-and-Autumns period, China鈥檚 longest experiment with polycentrism
A delightful full-color graphic adaptation of the beloved Yi Jing鈥攐谤 I Ching鈥�by bestselling comic-artist C. C. Tsai
How Cold War geopolitics and domestic capitalism changed the trajectory of India鈥檚 computing industry
How Third World women seized the means of knowledge production to fight against rising authoritarianism and imagine a future freer than our present